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Commonly Confused Words

Developed by Jeniffer Viscarra. Commonly Confused Words. Brought to you by Your University Learning Center AC I 160 / PC 247. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERISTY. Introduction.

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Commonly Confused Words

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  1. Developed by Jeniffer Viscarra Commonly Confused Words Brought to you by Your University Learning Center AC I 160 / PC 247 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERISTY

  2. Introduction In the English language there are some words that are spelled differently but sound exactly the same, and there are some words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently. Then, there are those words that do not share the same spelling or pronunciation but are often confused. These are your commonly confused words.

  3. Introduction • Homonyms • Its / It’s • Your / You’re • To / Two / Too • Lose / Loose • There / Their / They’re • Confusables • Belief and Relief • Life / Live • Where / Were • Been / Being • This / These • Everyday / Every day • Then / Than

  4. Its and It’s • This is one of the most troublesome pairs because the possessive pronoun ITS does not carry an apostrophe as in: The cat’s claws. • Since this is a possessive pronoun, it may help to think of the S in ITS as already belonging to the word. • The apostrophe is used in the contraction IT’S (short for it is). It’scommon for the cat to lickitsclaws.

  5. Your and You’re Again, this is a case of a possessive pronoun and a contraction. • YOUR shows that something belongs to you. • YOU’RE is short for You are. You’rewastingyourtime with this project.

  6. To, Too, and Two • TO • preposition • Walk to the car (toward) • infinitive indicator • To skate • TOO can mean also or indicate degree • TWO is the number following one Thetwogirls wantedtogotothe skating rinktoo, but it was too late.

  7. Lose and Loose With this pair, you have to distinguish between the verb and the adjective • TO LOSE (v) is to be unable to find • Notice there is only one O in To and Lose • TOO LOOSE (adj) means it’s not tight or fastened enough • Notice there are two O’s in Too and Loose To Losea ring because it’stoo looseis infuriating.

  8. Their , They’re, and There • THEIR: (possessive pronoun) Belonging to them • THEY’RE: (contraction) They are • THERE:(adv) At or in that place (primary def.) They’releavingtheirtired dog overthere.

  9. Belief and Relief Because they sound a lot alike, writers often switch BELIEF and BELIEVE and RELIEF and RELIEVE. • Just remember that the words that end in VE are the VErbs. The others are nouns. I believe that parents’ beliefs shape their children’s use of prescription drugs. The aspirin did not relieve my headache as the label promised; I felt relief only after I had a good nap.

  10. Life and Live These words can get very complicated. • LIFE (long vowel sound like pie) is a noun, whose plural is LIVES (long vowel sound) • LIVE is a verb (short vowel sound like in) and the singular present tense of that verb is LIVES (also short vowel sound) • LIVE (with the long vowel like pie) is an adjective that is short for alive. In hislife, the doctor saved manylives. I livein Miami, but my brotherlivesin Tampa. I love to watch Saturday NightLive.

  11. Where and Were Actually, these words don’t sound alike at all. But their similarity in spelling and improper pronunciation often cause these to be used incorrectly. • WHERE : (pronounced w+air or hw+air) at or in what place. • WERE : (pronounced wur) past tense of are Where wereyou hiding?

  12. A Little Trick T W HERE HERE HERE Think here If you confuse There / Their, Where / Were and Here/Hear – Remember that the words that have to do with place have the word HERE in them.

  13. Been and Being This pair of words is related to the important verb BE. But they have different uses. • BEING: the quality or state of having existence (primary definition) • BEEN: is a past participle of BE, which means it is always preceded by a helping verb (has, have) Ms. Garcia has been recognized as a great teacher and extraordinary human being.

  14. This and These This and These are both determiners (noun markers). This is used with singular nouns while These is used for plural. This book is heavy. These books are heavy. Remember: The one with onlyonevowel is thesingulardeterminer, and the one withtwo vowels is the plural!

  15. Every Day and Everyday To determine which one of these is appropriate, ask yourself whether you want to say each day or whether you are looking for an adjective that means common or ordinary. Every dayis special. Don’t weigh yourself down witheverydayconcerns.

  16. Then and Than • Than is a conjunction used in comparisons • Then is an adverb denoting time. Bob noticed that some pigeons were much bigger thanothers andthenhe realized they weren’t pigeons at all!

  17. Review: Remember the Difference? • Homonyms • Its / It’s • Your / You’re • To / Two / Too • Lose / Loose • There / Their / They’re • Confusables • Belief and Relief • Life / Live • Where / Were • Been / Being • This / These • Everyday / Every day • Then / Than

  18. Thank You for Joining US! You can also visit us at • BB: AC I 160 (305) 919-5927 • UP: PC 247 (305) 348-2180 • w3.fiu.edu/ulc See You There! (or is it Their?)

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